Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa

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Constitution Fifteenth Amendment Act of 2008
Parliament of South Africa
Long title
  • Act to amend the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, so as to effect certain consequential amendments necessitated by the provisions of the Constitution Fourteenth Amendment Act of 2008; provide for the filling of vacancies in a Municipal Council; and abolish the right of a member of a Municipal Council to become a member of another political party whilst retaining membership of that Council; and of an existing political party to merge with another political party, or to subdivide into more than one political party, or to subdivide and to permit any of the subdivisions to merge with another political party, whilst allowing a member of a Council affected by such changes to retain membership of that Council; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Enacted by
Constitution Tenth Amendment Act of 2003
(effectively)

The Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa (formally the Constitution Fifteenth Amendment Act of 2008) repealed some of the provisions inserted into the Constitution by the Eighth and Tenth Amendments which allowed for floor-crossing, that is, allowed members of legislative bodies to move from one political party to another without losing their seats. The remaining floor-crossing provisions were repealed by the Fourteenth Amendment, which was enacted at the same time.

The Fourteenth Amendment contained the repeal provisions which affected the

2009 general election
.

References

  1. ^ "General Laws (Loss of Membership of National Assembly, Provincial Legislature or Municipal Council) Amendment Bill; Constitution Fourteenth Amendment Bill; Constitution Fifteenth Amendment Bill (Second Reading debate)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Republic of South Africa: National Assembly. 20 August 2008. p. 44. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Constitution Fifteenth Amendment Act of 2008" (PDF). www.justice.gov.za. Retrieved 2019-01-14.

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